The nurse is reading the policies of the local health care institutions to determine where to apply for employment. Which policy would indicate to the nurse that the institution is following traditional values more than EBP?
A) Research findings are translated into useful interventions for practice.
B) Business methods of successful institutions are used as the gold standard for replicating and refining those methods.
C) High-quality decisions are made by the practitioners and clients in specific health care situations.
D) The use of a standard statistical tool in making necessary decisions for health care.
B
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a. Hypotonic b. Isotonic c. Hypertonic d. Hypnotic
Home care/client teaching for clients receiving levodopa should include which of the following?
a. Take the medication with a high protein food to avoid GI distress. b. Drinking plenty of fluids will help decrease the dry mouth response. c. Use caution and rise slowly from a bed or chair. d. Levodopa should be taken once daily at night.
A young adult patient is admitted for further testing and treatment of bilateral leg paralysis. The preliminary diagnosis is conversion disorder. A nurse's knowledge of this disorder indicates that the patient will most likely:
A) Recover use of his or her legs while in the hospital but experience a return of paralysis when under stress again B) Recover use of his or her legs without the threat of reoccurrence C) Experience the paralysis "traveling" to other limbs D) Express understanding of the paralysis in relation to his or her stress
The nurse is providing care to a client who is experiencing symptoms of life-threatening shock. Which drug does the nurse anticipate to administer to this client?
1. Corticosteroids 2. Epinephrine 3. Antihistamines 4. Oxygen